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• TEV-ÇAND releases song for elections in Northern and Eastern Syria 

  TEV-ÇAND published the song "Bi azadî dengê xwe bidin", for the municipal elections to be held in Northern and Eastern Syria on 11 June,
• Women's Garden opens in Amûdê 

  Amûdê People's Municipality opened a Women's Garden on the occasion of Mother's Day.
• Local elections in North and East Syria postponed to 11 June 

  The High Election Commission announced that the local elections scheduled for 30 May in North and East Syria were postponed to 11 June.
• Invaders burn down 200 hectares of land and 3,000 olive trees in Manbij 

  As a result of the occupying Turkish army and recruitment gangs setting fire to the lands in Manbij, 200 hectares of land and 3 thousand olive trees were burnt down.
• SDF, MSD and DAANES hold tripartite meeting  

  A tripartite meeting was held on Friday between the SDF, the MSD, and the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES).
• Three SDF fighters die, others wounded following ISIS suicide attack in Deir ez-Zor 

  An ISIS suicide bomber driving a VBIED targeted an SDF military post in the town of Al-Shahil, Deir ez-Zor's eastern countryside.
• Turkish artillery attacks start fire in fields in northern Syria 

  The Turkish occupying forces in northern Syria have once again started to burn down crop fields with targeted artillery fire, employing a method for the systematic destruction of the local population's livelihoods.
• SDF Military Council regular meeting focuses on recent developments in the region 

  The meeting focused on recent developments in the region, including the ongoing Turkish airstrikes targeting infrastructure, ISIS activity, and attempts by the Syrian regime’s security forces to sow discord and support mercenary groups.
• Reconnaissance drone activity over Afrin-Shehba Canton 

  Reconnaissance aircraft, presumably of Turkish origin, are circling over the canton of Afrin-Shehba. The people are worried as Turkish aircraft have already carried out around one hundred attacks against northern and eastern Syria this year.
• Turkish state’s gangs set fire to agricultural lands in Rojava 

  The gangs of the occupying Turkish state set fire to fields in the rural areas of Zirgan district near the war front.
• Turkish shelling leaves agricultural fields on fire in Rojava 

  The occupying Turkish state bombed the villages of Um al-Hosh, Minix, Radar and Hilîsa in Shehba and burnt a field completely.
• Occupying forces escalate attacks on Manbij 

  The Turkish army and allied jihadists escalate their aggression against Manbij. Artillery attacks are directed against several villages on the edge of the line of contact between the autonomous region and the occupied zone.
• 69 families from Deir ez-Zor leave Hol Camp 

  69 families from Deir ez-Zor living in Hol Camp will return to their homes in the next couple of days.
• Residents of two Kurdish neighbourhoods in Aleppo provide their own security 

  The security of the Ashrafiyah and Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhoods of Aleppo is provided by the residents based on self-defence.
• Child injured as a result of Turkish bombing of a village in Manbij  

  A child was injured as a result of the bombardment of the village of Ewn Dadat in Manbij by the Turkish state.
• Naturopathy center in Aleppo  

  A naturopathy center was founded five years ago for the population of the self-governing districts in Aleppo. The employees research their grandmothers' healing methods and the patients are satisfied.
• Turkish forces and allied mercenaries attacks villages in Afrin and Manbij 

  The occupation forces continue their attacks against northern Syria where they have already invaded territories in violation of international law.
• Key outcome of SDF-tribal leaders meetings: Strengthening security and cooperation in Deir ez-Zor 

  Productive meetings between SDF and tribal leaders and dignitaries resulted in a key outcome: accelerating the implementation of the decisions reached at the recent “Conference on Strengthening Security and Stability” held in Deir ez-Zor.
• Damascus government’s embargo on Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah continues 

  Having prevented the passage of fuel to Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyah in the winter of 2023, the Damascus government is now preventing the passage of fabric to workshops and factories to the two Kurdish neighborhoods of Aleppo.
• One ISIS member killed, another wounded in failed attack  

  SDF said their forces remain vigilant in protecting the community and will relentlessly pursue the terrorists to ensure their complete eradication.
• YRA calls on UN and international organisations not to remain silent on repression of journalists 

  YRA called on the UN and international organisations not to remain silent against the repression of journalists.
• Young man wounded as a result of Turkish state's bombing in Manbij 

  A young man named Ehmed Elî was injured as a result of the Turkish state's bombardment of the village of Seyadê in Manbij.
• Women read Abdullah Öcalan's books in Aleppo 

  The residents of the self-governing neighborhoods of Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo organise daily reading of Abdullah Öcalan's books and discuss their content and implementation.
• Selva Ehmed Şêxo: The wind from Afrin makes me breathe 

  Selva Ehmed Şêxo has been living in a tent in Shehba since her expulsion by the Turkish troops and is waiting for the day she will return to Afrin. The 65-year-old has supported the PKK for forty years.
• Turkish army and allied mercenaries carried out 91 attacks on Efrin-Shehba in April 

  The Afrin Liberation Forces announced that the occupying Turkish army and gangs carried out at least 91 attacks against Efrin-Shehba Canton during April.